Tony Sharp has been made redundant for a while and has slipped into a cocoon of despair and self pity. His fifty year old wife, Barbara, has had enough of this marriage and is determined to leave him and start a new life as someone completely different. She runs away to a south coast town, hoping for a new job and new friends somewhere he cannot find her. However, when he finds her missing he has the good fortune to head in the right direction and is soon on her trail. Meanwhile she has found a position as a companion to an ex-actress who lives in a strange house near the railway. Barbara explores the house and the room that is sometimes locked and discovers the old lady's secret. Tony decides to sell his house and move to the coast. Meanwhile their daughter is expecting a baby but the father is married. When Tony finds Barbara she runs away - into danger. They all find that running away is not always the answer to their problems.Julie C Round is a retired schoolteacher now living in Sussex where she writes family novels based in the locality. She is a volunteer reader for the talking newspaper, The Voice of Progress. Her website is juliecround.com

Tony Sharp has been made redundant for a while and has slipped into a cocoon of despair and self pity. His fifty year old wife, Barbara, has had enough of this marriage and is determined to leave him and start a new life as someone completely different. She runs away to a south coast town, hoping for a new job and new friends somewhere he cannot find her. However, when he finds her missing he has the good fortune to head in the right direction and is soon on her trail. Meanwhile she has found a position as a companion to an ex-actress who lives in a strange house near the railway. Barbara explores the house and the room that is sometimes locked and discovers the old lady's secret. Tony decides to sell his house and move to the coast. Meanwhile their daughter is expecting a baby but the father is married. When Tony finds Barbara she runs away - into danger. They all find that running away is not always the answer to their problems.Julie C Round is a retired schoolteacher now living in Sussex where she writes family novels based in the locality. She is a volunteer reader for the talking newspaper, The Voice of Progress. Her website is juliecround.com